A team of researchers led by Alan Bennett from UC Davis has shown that the secret of the corn’s success lies in its aerial roots—necklaces of finger-sized, rhubarb-red tubes that encircle the stem. These roots drip with a thick, clear, glistening mucus that’s loaded with bacteria. Thanks to these microbes, the corn can fertilize itself by pulling nitrogen directly from the surrounding air.

Alan Bennett, distinguished professor of plant sciences at UC Davis and executive director of UC Davis Chile, is part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers from UC Davis, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Mars, Incorporated that has made a remarkable discovery: an indigenous variety of Mexican corn that can also fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, instead of requiring synthetic fertilizers.

As you register for the 2018 International Research Conference at UC Davis (Sept. 17-18), UC Davis Global Affairs invites you to also register for one of our pre-conference tours on Sept. 16 and enjoy some of the world’s best wine and most beautiful scenery before the conference begins.

Global Affairs says Mills College President Elizabeth L. Hillman will address the topic of sexual harassment of women in academia. The organizers also announced discount registration for UC Davis faculty, staff, scholars and students — for one or both days of the conference.

We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth L. Hillman, President of Mills College, will be the keynote speaker of the 2018 International Research Conference at UC Davis on September 17 and 18, 2018.

The 2018 International Research Conference at UC Davis will bring together researchers and leaders from academia, industry and private and public funding agencies from around the world.

UC Davis Global Affairs is seeking abstracts for graduate and professional student poster presentations for the 2018 International Research Conference at UC Davis on September 17 and 18, 2018.

While the full value of the 2018 International Research Conference at UC Davis promises to be immeasurable, here are 5 reasons you can't miss this conference on September 17-18, 2018.

In this AIEA Occasional Paper, the authors draw from data collected from women who hold leadership positions in international higher education to analyze the role of gender in differential experiences of leaders in higher education.

Mighty things grow from small seeds, as a team from the school’s One Health Institute discovered recently in Nepal. Drs. Jonna Mazet and Joseph Gaydos had the satisfaction of seeing a project they implemented with the help of a UC Davis Global Affairs seed grant serve as a catalyst for additional funding from the World Wildlife Fund to aid Nepal’s Department of National Parks in improving that country’s wildlife health and conservation.